Documentation Criteria

For Students with Psychological and/or
Attention
Disabilities(ADD/ADHD)

Eligibility criteria for disability-related support services at the
University of Arkansas- Monticello for students with psychological and/or
attention disorder include:

Verification of diagnosis and severity of disabling condition from a
qualified treating professional (e.g. psychiatrist for ADD/ADHD,
psychologist or psychiatrist for other psychological disorders).
Verification must be provided by the student.

Verification must include a detailed description of how this impairment
significantly limits a major life activity in an educational setting.

To ensure the provision of reasonable and appropriate services for students
with psychological or attention disorders at the University of
Arkansas-Monticello, current and comprehensive documentation of the disability
is required. This documentation must include:

Information from which the diagnosis was made.

A description of the student's functional limitations in an educational
setting.

The severity (e.g. use of Global Assessment of Functioning Scale Score)
and longevity of the condition.

A description of the effectiveness of current treatment.

Recommendations for additional treatment/assistance.

The following list should be used as a guide by the student's licensed
professional.

DSM-IV Diagnosis.

Date of Diagnosis (last contact with student).

Current Global Assessment of Functioning (GFA) Scale Score.

What instruments/procedures were used to diagnose the psychological
disorder.

Describe symptoms which the criteria for this diagnosis with approximate
date of onset.

In order to determine the impact of this student's disorder on academic
activities such as exam-taking, note taking and concentrating, please
describe what major life activity(s) is/are impacted by this disorder as
well as the degree of significance of this in part. Please identify if you
have observed this directly or would anticipate it occurring in an
educational setting.

What measures (formal or informal) were used to assess the educational
impact of the psychological condition or ADD/ADHD.